Timbergrove Manor, Houston

History

German American farmers settled the area in the 1800s.

Timbergrove Manor itself was developed beginning in 1950. Chris Lane of the Houston Press interviewed a friend who lived in the area in the 1970s as a child, and the friend stated that he recalled the Timbergrove Manor area "felt safe and seemed like a good neighborhood". Lane contrasted it to the poor reputation of the Houston Heights at the time. After residences in the Houston Heights became more expensive, people wishing to be near the Houston Heights bought houses in Timbergrove Manor. In 2000 Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle reported that house prices were rising in Timbergrove Manor. In 2001 it flooded during Tropical Storm Allison.

In 2014 Lane reported that homebuyers wanting to be close to the center of the city continued to buy in the area, and that there were fewer demolitions of older houses compared to Oak Forest.

Composition

The TMCC serves sections 5-14.

The development has ranch-style houses. Lane wrote that lot sizes in Timbergrove Manor were relatively large for houses within the 610 Loop, and since Timbergrove Manor was developed after World War II, its houses appear "much more planned" and "more uniform" compared to ones in the Houston Heights.

Education

Both homeowners associations in Timbergrove Manor are in the Houston Independent School District (HISD).

The TMCC section is assigned to: Sinclair Elementary School, Frank M. Black Middle School, and Waltrip High School. The TMNA section is assigned to: Love Elementary School, Hamilton Middle School, and Waltrip High.

In the late 1970s HISD had plans to move the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) to a lot in Timbergrove Manor. Parents rallied against the move due to its lack of proximity to Downtown Houston, artist landmarks, and the Houston Museum District, even though the district had already paid $500,000 for planning as of 1979. Instead, it moved to Montrose. The district again considered using the Timbergrove site circa 1998, when the Montrose site became extremely overcrowded and parents requested a new campus, but against parents disapproved the Timbergrove site due to the lack of proximity.

Parks and recreation

Jaycee Park is in TMCC. By 2012 the Kinder Foundation paid $100,000 for installing the jogging trail and exercise equipment on the trail site.

West 11th Street Park, in TMCC,

Religion

In 2008 Reverend Dwayne Johnson, the pastor of the Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church, a church in Timbergrove Manor,{{cite web|last=Zuvanich|first=Adam|url=https://www.theleadernews.com/community/community-mourns-death-of-progressive-pastor/article_b28d8b98-3063-5333-8e38-5b108f0e6a4a.html|title= Community mourns death of progressive pastor|newspaper=The Leader|date=2020-07-22|accessdate=2023-04-05}} stated that there were about 15-20 openly gay Christian clergy members in Houston.

Resurrection Metropolitan's main service group is the LGBT community. In December 2010 Reverend Harry Knox, a pro-LGBT activist, became the leader of the Resurrection Metropolitan. In 2011 Resurrection Metropolitan had 850 members.

References

References

1. Feser, Katherine. (2000-01-23). "Timbergrove Manor moves up in prices". [[Houston Chronicle]].
2. Lane, Chris. (2014-12-08). "The Changing Face of Houston - Timbergrove Manor & Lazybrook". [[Houston Press]].
3. Morgan, Kim Kyle. (2009-05-28). "Timbergrove Manor is thriving". [[Houston Chronicle]].
4. [http://www.timbergrove.org/ Home]. Timbergrove Manor Civic Club. Retrieved on January 11, 2019. "Serving Timbergrove Manor Sections 5-14"
5. "[http://www.timbergrove.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Section-Map.png Section Map]." Timbergrove Manor Civic Club. Retrieved on January 11, 2019.
6. "[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Sinclair_ES.pdf Sinclair Elementary School Attendance Zone]." [[Houston Independent School District]]. Retrieved on January 11, 2019.
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9. "[http://tmnaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TMNA-Map-Full.pdf TMNA Map Full]." Timbergrove Manor Neighborhood Association. Retrieved on January 11, 2019.
10. "[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Love_ES.pdf Love Elementary School Attendance Zone]." [[Houston Independent School District]]. Retrieved on January 11, 2019.
11. "[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Hamilton_MS.pdf Hamilton Middle School Attendance Zone]." [[Houston Independent School District]]. Retrieved on January 11, 2019.
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13. Jackson, Kim. (2009-11-10). "Jaycee Park begins renovation process". [[Houston Chronicle]].
14. Meeks, Flori. (2012-11-20). "Fund drive seeks to enhance Jaycee Park 'oasis'". [[Houston Chronicle]].
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